Arts & Culture
Meet Mochi, the Bushwick Pug, of Instagram Fame
Mochi and his mom turned a cute hobby into an even cuter Instagram account.
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Community
A New Development Behind Little Skips Will Bring 39 New Apartments To Bushwick
16 Charles Place may be an empty lot now, but next year it'll be another apartment building.
Community
This Sunday, Bushwick Avenue’s Topaz Bar Hosts a New Take on Holiday Shopping
A relaxed shopping atmosphere and free booze are the main draws to this unique event.
Community
Retail Chain Stores in Bushwick Are On the Rise, Report Indicates
The 8.2% increase across the three zip codes that include all Bushwick addresses is much higher than the 2.3% borough-wide...
Community
Cup of Brooklyn Is Launching a Coffee-Based Cosmetics Line Just in Time for the Holidays
These candles, body scrubs and face scrubs smell nice— and make great gifts!
Community
Join Bushwick Residents on a Bus to the Women’s March on Washington
The charted bus will take you straight to the protest and back in one day.
Arts & Culture
With Weekly Fundraisers, Molasses Is Taking a Stand Against the Looming Presidential Administration
Ten percent of all bar and book sales every Friday night will get donated to progressive causes.
Arts & Culture
Merry and Bright in Bushwick: Shop These 15 Amazing Holiday Pop Ups For Perfect Locally Made Gifts!
This holiday season, you can get all of your gifts from local makers!
Arts & Culture
Cloak Yourself in Some Unconventional Bushwick-Made Outerwear As Temperatures Drop
This local designer makes minimalist and fundamentally cozy capes.
Arts & Culture
Filmmakers Hope to Expand Discussion About Gentrification with a Horror Short
The film has a crew comprised of women and minorities and an impressive list of producers.
Restaurants
Three Local Eateries Make Michelin’s 2017 Bib Gourmand List
The list highlights affordable and delicious options all over the world. This year, Bushwick had a strong showing.
Arts & Culture
Meet a Lifelong Bushwick Resident and Her Best Friend in an Irreverent, Affectionate New Web Series
"What is Love?" deals with themes of friendship, relationships, and life in Bushwick.
Restaurants
Bushwick’s Faro Joins the Ranks of Internationally Recognized Cuisine With a Michelin Star
The Italian restaurant became a quick favorite in Bushwick when it opened in 2015. Now it will become even more...
Arts & Culture
More Film Shoots in Bushwick! CBS’s “Bull” Set Up Shop in Market Hotel
The new series starring NCIS' Michael Weatherly is kind of like "House," except with lawyers.
Arts & Culture
Charlize Theron’s Newest Movie “Tully” Is Shooting All Over Bushwick Today and Tomorrow
Is it just us, or does it seem like more and film and television production is coming to Bushwick?
Arts & Culture
Movie Mania: What to Watch in Bushwick This Week
Winter's approach means two things: bottomless hot chocolate and directing our attention to the silver screen.
Community
A New Report Analyzes the Steps New York Is Taking to Slow Gentrification in Bushwick and Beyond
In its latest study, NYU's Furman Center details the problems of the rental market, exploring how cities are trying to...
Arts & Culture
Familiar Sights Make Appearances in the New Bushwick-based Web Series “Katy in the Bush”
Comedian Katy Berry writes and stars in "Katy in the Bush."
Community
Enjoy Some Not-So-Scary Halloween Treats at This All-Vegan Pop Up and Puppy Costume Contest
Proceeds from this bash will go straight to an animal sanctuary.
Community
2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick
The comprehensive lists and maps show exact locations of buildings, putting more information into the hands of city residents.
Arts & Culture
Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Some New and Old Neighborhood Landmarks
Open House New York comes to Bushwick with free brewery and studio tours.
Arts & Culture
Music and the Literary Arts Come Together at Trans-Pecos this Sunday
The Ridgewood party is also a fundraiser for Big Big Wednesday, a newish literary magazine.
Arts & Culture
A New Play at The Bushwick Starr Delivers Laughs Straight Out of a Committee Meeting Nightmare
"Miles For Mary" gives us six school employees trying to plan a 24-hour telethon as the veneer of politeness wears...
Arts & Culture
Explore the Lives of Famed, Devoted Locals in an Affectionate New Book Called “Meet the Regulars”
North Brooklyn and Bushwick feature heavily in Joshua D. Fischer's interview series.
Arts & Culture
A Rising Filmmaker’s Powerful Drama “Stanhope” Presents a Violent, Beautiful Bushwick
The award-winning short film showcases Bushwick as a neighborhood and exhibits the great promise of the cast and crew alike.
Community
It’s National Voter Registration Day, Bushwick! Make Sure You’re All Set!
Last night's debate was a doozy.
Arts & Culture
Music Organization Wants to Give NYC Composers Studio Space and A Stipend in Bushwick
This fellowship will provide a lucky composer with six months of studio space at the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council...
Arts & Culture
A Bushwick Artist Reveals A Hidden Talent: Magic
Andrew Grey Ferguson is an artist's assistant by day and a magician by night, highlighting the ways our passions shape...
Arts & Culture
The Short Documentary About The Bushwick Collective Drives The Gentrification Point Home
"No Free Walls", which premiered on YouTube, clearly explains how Joe Ficalora and The Bushwick Collective are stuck between a...
Community
Bushwick Based Clothing Brand Wants You to Look Like a Million Bucks in Tailor-made Threads
In an age of customizable everything, Elsa and Me seeks to bring tailoring back to the dress.
Community
Primary Day is Upon Us! Get Out and Vote, Bushwick
Bushwick's primaries might boil down to Medina vs Dilan, but they are a true sign that the general election season...
Arts & Culture
Independent Horror Films Come to Bushwick This October
The first Brooklyn Horror Fest will terrify and surprise fans of the autumnal genre.
Arts & Culture
Join Dead Leaf Echo For a Benefit Concert for Radio Free Brooklyn’s Expanded Bushwick Space
The community radio station is expanding into Velo Brooklyn Bike Shop's old location on Dekalb Avenue, and they need your...
Arts & Culture
Steamy and Disturbing Film “White Girl” Packs an Unforgettable Punch But Leaves Questions Unanswered
The movie, set in Ridgewood, confronts difficult topics, including class, race, and gender privilege, but it leaves viewers with few...
Arts & Culture
A Bushwick Brewery Tour Reveals Local History Hidden in Plain Sight
The next installment of this semi-regular tour will showcase a Bushwick over a century old but not forgotten.
Arts & Culture
Monthly Movie Night at Wendy’s Subway Brings Subversive Classics to East Williamsburg
The new film series will focus on stories of people breaking the mold.
Community
Help Find the Dognapper who Stole a Puppy From a Bushwick Laundromat
Have you seen Pippen? This little Cockalier needs your help.
Arts & Culture
Ebb and Flow Productions Brings More Experiential Theater to the Neighborhood
A new theater company hopes to dazzle with an immersive theater experience.
Arts & Culture
Longtime Local Literary Luminaries Will Showcase Work at Bushwick Written Arts Series BK Voices
East Wiliamsburg's favorite telephone booth-marked speakeasy will host a star-studded, iconic series.
Community
An Expansive, Creative Workspace Will Open on Cook Street this Winter
The East Williamsburg building will include community gathering spaces for those collaborative moments we've all been hearing about.
Arts & Culture
VW Bus Converted into a Photo Booth Invites You on a Cocktail Tour of Bushwick
Travel to House of Yes, Central Station, and Forrest Point tomorrow with selfies at every stop.
Arts & Culture
Get Nerdy and Dance to Brass Arrangements of the Pokemon Theme and Others at Sunnyvale
Consoul VGM take nostalgic classics and transform them into infectiously fun tunes with the help of world-renowned musicians at Sunnyvale...
Arts & Culture
Explore Human Connectivity Via File Sharing and Double Dutch at Knockdown Center Saturday
The Maspeth art space will feature an innovative collaboration between artists and double dutch champions to explore the fraught connections...
Arts & Culture
Immerse Yourself in Art at Bushwick’s Silent Barn this Wednesday!
Join Mt. Home Arts for a curated night of music, animation, and artwork by local artists.
Community
City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting
Officials met with community members at Varet Street's Green Fitness Studio to discuss plans for the 140 bed shelter slated...
Restaurants
Cup of Brooklyn Brings Coffee to Busy Bushwick Corner
Broadway and Gates is the busy location of a subway stop, a convenient cross-Brooklyn bus, and now, a coffee shop...
Community
Got Ideas on How to Fight Displacement? Bring Them to Mayday Space
The meeting on August 20th is set to bring together individuals and organizations fighting predatory housing practices across the city.
Arts & Culture
Win Tix for Save the Surfer Fest at Riis Park With Beer, Music and Free Water Sport Demos
Bushwick's favorite beach destination presents another weekend in the sun. Perfect your tan and do some good for the environment.
Community
The E Train in East Williamsburg Could Be Our Saving Grace When the L Shuts Down
Bushwickians could see an easier route from Manhattan into Brooklyn by way of an E train running along the existing...
Arts & Culture
Latinx Punk Festival 2016 Brings DIY Ethos to East Williamsburg
The annual punk fest with no corporate sponsorship brings acts from all over the world to Don Pedro and Aviv.